Service difficulty report · Fcu

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Fcu
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

POWER ROLL BACK/FLAMEOUT DURING DESCENT TO A CLASSIFIED LOCATION, THE ENG POWER ROLLED BACK BEFORE IT FLAMED OUT. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LANDING WAS MADE AT DESTINATION. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED BACK TO A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL UNIT (PRE SB 30356/30409) WHICH WAS REPLACED.